UPDATED: Fire destroys Weston strip mall

A Weston strip mall that housed a Subway restaurant was destroyed by fire Saturday night.

A strip mall in Weston that housed a Subway restaurant was destroyed by fire Saturday night.

No one was injured, and the cause of the fire was unknown late Saturday night, said Weston Fire Chief Steve Meilahn. He said the fire was not suspicious "at least not right now. But everything will be treated as a crime scene and the Fire Marshal will be here at 8:30 tomorrow (Sunday) morning to investigate."

Meilahn said firefighters arrived at the scene, located at 7702 Stone Ridge Drive, around 9 p.m. The fire was in the middle bay area of the building, and flames were coming out of the roof in three or four different areas.

Immediate efforts to quell the flames weren't successful. The building was made of metal and wood, Meilahn said, and those materials can be difficult to douse. By 10:15 p.m., flames were leaping from the roof, the walls of the building were collapsing and black smoke was billowing into the sky.

Eventually, three high ladder trucks were pouring water onto the blaze from above, and firefighters were manning several hoses on the ground.

In addition to the Weston Fire Department, firefighters from Rothschild, Schofield, Kronenwetter, Rib Mountain, Ringle and Wausau fought the fire.

Meilahn said Subway was the only business in the building, but that he believed a couple of other businesses were in the process of moving into the facility.

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UPDATED: Fire destroys Weston strip mall

A Weston strip mall that housed a Subway restaurant was destroyed by fire Saturday night. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is unknown. The scene will be investigated Sunday.

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